diff --git a/app/models/concerns/authenticable.rb b/app/models/concerns/authenticable.rb
index 1f663fe6f..e720433f2 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/authenticable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/authenticable.rb
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def decode_auth_param(username: nil, password: nil)
     def get_payload(uid: nil, user: nil, password: nil)
       roles = {
         "ROLE_ADMIN" => "staff_admin",
-        "ROLE_DEV" => "developer",
+        "ROLE_DEV" => "staff_admin",
         "ROLE_DATACENTRE" => "client_admin",
         "ROLE_ALLOCATOR" => "provider_admin",
         "ROLE_CONSORTIUM" => "consortium_admin",